Reviews
'Many lay people may be gratified to discover that the kind ofintellectual reasoning which they are accustomed in their working life is hereapplied to the question of belief in God.'The Expository Times, 'He argues his case very well both in this book and in others ... if youare looking for a book which will help you to see that there is more than whatyou daily observe with your senses, this is a good book to read.'The Tablet, 'Richard Swinburne ... has produced this impressive shortened version ofhis magisterial study The existence of God ... Swinburne shows us what the logicof probability can achieve, as he pursues his argument with relentless clarity.'The Reader, "With audacity, [Swinburne] yields nothing to modernity that cannot withstand rigorous philosophical analysis. An essential purchase for seminaries and graduate schools."--Religious Studies Review, 'Richard Swinburne ... has produced this impressive shortened version of his magisterial study The existence of God ... Swinburne shows us what the logic of probability can achieve, as he pursues his argument with relentless clarity.'The Reader, 'For those unfamiliar with the kinds of issues examined by philosophers ofreligion, and the methods that they employ, Is There a God? may ... serve as auseful introduction to this area.'Church Times, 'Is There a God? is an honest, decently unspectacular presentation of one version of the case - Swinburne calls it theism - for the existence of God.'Scotland on Sunday, 'If you are looking for a book which will help you to see that there is more than what you daily observe with your senses, this is a good book to read.'The Tablet, 'The book is ... an immensely rewarding one for those who are prepared togive it the close attention which it both requires and deserves ... Swinburne isaccepting the challenge to make his case on the more difficult side. He suceedsbrilliantly, and we can indeed be grateful to him for that ... a worthycounterbalance to the views of such as Dawkins and Hawking. It is much to behoped that it receives as much attention.'The Door, 'Is There a God? is an honest, decently unspectacular presentation of one version of the case - Swinburne calls it theism - for the existence of God.'Scotland on Sunday d 01/03/1996, 'Many lay people may be gratified to discover that the kind of intellectual reasoning which they are accustomed in their working life is here applied to the question of belief in God.'The Expository Times, 'The answer to the question ... is, of course, an emphatic 'yes'. We could expect no less from the Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion in Oxford. But it is the route he follows in order to arrive at that answer which gives this important book its interest for thethoughtful reader ... immensely rewarding ... for those who are prepared to give it the close attention which it both requires and deserves ... This book, in fact, is a worthy counterbalance to the views of such as Dawkins and Hawking. It is much to be hoped that it receives as much attention.'The Door, 'To date ... few philosophers, still less philosophers of religion, havepursued this path. Richard Swinburne ... is therefore to be applauded forattempting to make good this deficit.'Church Times, 'To date ... few philosophers, still less philosophers of religion, have pursued this path. Richard Swinburne ... is therefore to be applauded for attempting to make good this deficit.'Church Times, 'The book is ... an immensely rewarding one for those who are prepared to give it the close attention which it both requires and deserves ... Swinburne is accepting the challenge to make his case on the more difficult side. He suceeds brilliantly, and we can indeed be grateful to him for that... a worthy counterbalance to the views of such as Dawkins and Hawking. It is much to be hoped that it receives as much attention.'The Door, 'For those unfamiliar with the kinds of issues examined by philosophers of religion, and the methods that they employ, Is There a God? may ... serve as a useful introduction to this area.'Church Times, 'If you are looking for a book which will help you to see that there ismore than what you daily observe with your senses, this is a good book to read.'The Tablet, 'He argues his case very well both in this book and in others ... if you are looking for a book which will help you to see that there is more than what you daily observe with your senses, this is a good book to read.'The Tablet, 'Is There a God? is an honest, decently unspectacular presentation of oneversion of the case - Swinburne calls it theism - for the existence of God.'Scotland on Sunday, 'The answer to the question ... is, of course, an emphatic 'yes'. Wecould expect no less from the Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of theChristian Religion in Oxford. But it is the route he follows in order to arriveat that answer which gives this important book its interest for the thoughtfulreader ... immensely rewarding ... for those who are prepared to give it theclose attention which it both requires and deserves ... This book, in fact, is aworthy counterbalance to the views of such as Dawkins and Hawking. It is muchto be hoped that it receives as much attention.'The Door
